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Instructor: Director Nathan Sivils

Description

One in a series of courses in basic preparation for a new firefighter. Should be taken in conjunction with Firefighter Certification I, II, III, IV, V, and VI to satisfy the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) curriculum for Basic Structural Fire Suppression, Course #100. ***THIS COURSE MAY BE OFFERED ONLY BY INSTITUTIONS CERTIFIED AS A TRAINING FACILITY BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION***Prerequisite: Must have EMT-B certification and be accepted into the Fire Academy. Co-requisite(s): FIRS 1103, FIRS 1301, FIRS 1313, FIRS 1319, FIRS 1329, FIRS 1407, FIRS 1323. This is a 12-week course held at Brayton Fire Field. Three class hours and three laboratory hours per week. Credit: Four semester hours. 96 total student contact hours.

Requisites

Prerequisites: Must have EMT-B National Registry Certification and be accepted into the Fire Academy.

4.00 Identify principles pertaining to the recognition of hazardous materials.

5.00 Demonstrate a knowledge of principles of classification, identification, and verification of hazardous materials and, given examples of facility and transportation hazardous materials incidents, shall describe, identify, and demonstrate the actions to be taken in hazardous materials incidents.

6.00 Demonstrate a knowledge of the chemistry of hazardous materials.

7.00 Demonstrate a knowledge of hazard and risk assessment in estimating the potential harm within the endangered area.

4.00 Identify principles pertaining to the recognition of hazardous materials.

5.00 Demonstrate a knowledge of principles of classification, identification, and verification of hazardous materials and shall, given examples of facility and transportation hazardous materials incidents, describe, identify, and demonstrate the actions to be taken in hazardous materials incidents.

6.00 Demonstrate acknowledge of the standard operating procedures and the local emergency response plan adopted by the authority or authorities having jurisdiction.

7.00 Identify the threat posed by the intentional releases of hazardous materials due to acts of terrorism or other criminal activity. knowledge of hazardous materials defensive control techniques available to the first responder.

Notice of any action taken under these protocol and procedures, by Blinn College or its employees, may be delivered by hand, through the U.S. Postal Service, or electronically to the student’s BlinnBuc e-mail account. Notice shall be deemed received upon actual receipt, on deposit in the U.S. Mail, or upon entering the information processing system used by Blinn College for BlinnBuc e-mail accounts, whichever first occurs.

Course Policies

For students in this course who may have a criminal background, please be advised that the background could keep you from being licensed by the State of Texas. If you have a question about your background and licensure, please speak with your faculty member or the department chair. You also have the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the applicable licensing agency.